Study of Tahitian Heads
c. 1898
Medium
Watercolor and pastel monotype from a paper matrix, with pastel, on cream Japanese paper, laid down on cream 4-ply mat board
Dimensions
237 × 297 mm (primary support), 292 × 355 mm (secondary support)
Classification
monotype
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
122041
About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...